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How 1991-Batch IAS Officers Are Helming Many States & Shaping Country's Governance

13 December 2025

Pallavi Priya

Across India, the IAS batch of 1991 is quietly shaping governance at the top. Officers from this batch now serve as Chief Secretaries in states ranging...

UPSC Stories

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

Change Makers

Inside Akola’s AI Policing Lab: SP Archit Chandak’s TRINETRA Is Rewiring Crime Prevention in India

12 December 2025

Shweta Verma

When you walk into the Akola district police control room, nothing looks dramatically different at first...

Beyond Headlines

How Two IAS Officers Reunited A Missing Maharashtra Grandma with Her Family After Two Years

11 December 2025

Muskan Khandelwal

An elderly woman missing for two years was reunited with her family thanks to IAS officers Vishal Narwade...

Beyond Headlines

“Maximum Governance–Minimum Government”: former DARPG Secretary V. Srinivas on India’s Next Decade of Reforms

11 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

The longest serving DARPG Sectretary who has recently been transferred as Chief Secretary, Rajasthan,...

Must Read

Who Is IPS Abhay Kumar Singh? The Officer Appointed Interim Tamil Nadu DGP Amid G. Venkataraman’s Medical Leave

12 December 2025

UPSC Introduces ‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for PwBD Candidates, Ensuring Fully Accessible Examinations

12 December 2025

Women’s Success in UPSC Civil Services Jumps to 35% in Five Years; Engineering Graduates Lead Selections

12 December 2025

Videos

Listening To Music Ad Nauseum After Fighting Criminals In Jharkhand

8 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Armed Maoist Guerillas Lost Battle Against The Government

4 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

How Coal Mafia Gangs Thrive In Bihar’s Wasseypur?

1 December 2025

Sharad Gupta

Bureaucracy News

Himachal Pradesh Govt Transfers IFS & HPAS Officers, 35 JEs Promoted to SDOs; Rajesh Sharma Made MD Milkfed

13 December 2025

IFS Cadre Strength at 954: 200 Officers from SC/ST Categories and 263 Women Diplomats, Govt Tells Parliament

13 December 2025

Uttarakhand Govt Transfers 15 IPS Officers; Tripti Bhatt Appointed Additional Secretary Home and Prisons

12 December 2025

UP Govt Promotes 67 IAS Officers in 2026; Four 2001-Batch Officers Become Principal Secretaries – Full List Inside

12 December 2025

The Curious Case of IAS Impersonator Lalit Kishor: Fraud Across 4 States

12 December 2025

Uttarakhand IFS Officer B.P. Gupta Controversy Deepens; Govt Revokes Transfer After High Court Review

12 December 2025

PSU News

REC Ltd Completes Post-Issuance Assurance for USD 500 Million and JPY 61.10 Billion Green Bonds

13 December 2025

NLC India Renewables and PTC India Form Joint Venture to Develop 2,000 MW Renewable Energy Projects

12 December 2025

Bank of India Raises ₹2,500 Crore via Basel III Compliant Tier II Bonds to Strengthen Capital and Support Growth

12 December 2025

RITES Appoints Prem Singh Meena as Director (Projects) Following PESB Recommendation

12 December 2025

Government Proposes Major IOC Board Restructuring, Considers Scrapping 3 Key Director Posts

12 December 2025

RINL Appoints Vinay Kumar as Director (Finance) to Strengthen Financial Leadership and Drive Strategic Growth

12 December 2025

Bharat Electronics Limited Bags ₹776 Crore Orders, Strengthening India’s Indigenous Defence Systems

12 December 2025

RVNL Appoints Anurag Anand as General Manager (S&T) on 5-Year Deputation from Northern Railway

12 December 2025

Defence News

BlueBird-6 Satellite Launch Marks a Milestone in ISRO’s Global Commercial Ambitions, Strengthens Indo-US Space Partnership

13 December 2025

India Eyes R-37M Missile India: Missile Faster Than BrahMos That Can Kill Enemy Jets From 300 km, A Brief Comparison With BrahMos

13 December 2025

Indian Army Moves Ahead with 120 km Guided Pinaka Rockets for Deep Precision Attacks and Indigenous Artillery Capabilities

13 December 2025

Indigenous Diving Support Craft DSC A20 Enhances India’s Undersea Warfare Preparedness, Set to Transform Indian Navy’s Underwater Operations

12 December 2025

Judiciary News

Justice Nisha Banu Kerala High Court transfer

President Issues Directive to Justice Nisha Banu to Join Kerala High Court by December 20

13 December 2025

No Fast-Track Courts for Honour Killing Trials in Delhi, High Court Seeks Government Action to Fill Critical Gap In Social Violence

12 December 2025

Industrial Relations Code 2020: Delhi HC Questions Absence of Repealing Notification, Observes Procedural Gaps

12 December 2025

Delhi High Court Enemy Property Ruling Dismisses Claims Against 1965 Notification Authority, Upholds Broad Definition of ‘Enemy Subject’

12 December 2025

Opinion

Features

How IndiGo Crisis Exposed India’s Fragile Air Travel System & What Must Change

Sharad Gupta

Features

Nexus of Good : How a Young IPS Officer Turned Gadchiroli’s Police Stations into Learning Hubs

Anil Swarup

Cartoon of the Week

UPSC Stories

“Hello, Mom… You Are Now the Mother of a Deputy Collector!" – The Inspiring Tale of Mona Dangi Who Gave Her Plans a Perfect End

12 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

From a small town in Ashoknagar, Mona Dangi achieved MPPSC Rank 12, becoming Deputy Collector, inspiring...

8 Years, 7 Attempts, 1 Dream: How Yogendra Nirmalkar Overcame Failures with Grit & Perseverance to Finally Crack CGPSC

10 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Yogendra Nirmalkar cracked CGPSC after 8 years and 7 attempts, demonstrating remarkable grit, perseverance,...

Scholar, Engineer, Women Topper: How Shatakshi Pandey Achieved Rank 1 in CGPSC-2024 After Continuous Prelims Setbacks (Exclusive)

7 December 2025

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Ms Pandey, female topper of CGPSC-2024, overcame repeated Prelims setbacks to achieve Rank 6 overall...

Social Media

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

IFS Officer Shares Video of Tiger Reserve Guide’s Leaf-Whistling Talent, Internet Tries to Guess the Tune

17 November 2025

Jaldapara National Park Guide Shows Extraordinary Leaf-Whistling Skills, Goes Viral

Who is IPS Shalabh Sinha? The Bastar SP Whose Kishore Kumar Rendition Took Social Media by Storm

14 November 2025

IPS officer Mr. Shalabh Sinha’s soulful performance of “Rimjhim Gire Sawan” at Dalpat Sagar goes viral,...

Book Reviews

The Legacy of Pratap & Vir Pratap: A Powerful Chronicle of Punjab’s Freedom-Era Journalism

8 December 2025

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A gripping account of a newspaper that chose courage over compromise — chronicling India’s freedom struggle,...

This Land We Call Home: A Family History that Mirrors Modern India’s Identity Struggles

29 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Through the saga of caste persecution, conversions, migration and interfaith marriage that shapes this...

Pulwama to Balakot: The Untold Story Behind India’s Boldest Counter-Strike

22 November 2025

Indian Masterminds Bureau

This isn't just a retelling of the horrific Pulwama terror attack and the retaliatory Balakot airstrike....